Edward Olive has his own registered copyright English accent, dialect, phonetics and pronunciation course dealing with the use by the student of each individual vowel, diphthong, consonant and triphthong in standard English. Note this course is written personally by Edward Olive and only used by Edward Olive within the field of English courses with Edward Olive. According to Intellectual Property law no other teacher, school or agency has access to any course that is copyright registered by Edward Olive.

Firstly the use of each basic sound is analyzed by the student to identify the specific problems that the student needs to work on, which is then followed by in depth work on exercises with examples of the use of that particular sound in words and phrases, different possible spellings where it can appear and tongue twisting tongue gymnastic exercises to compare and contrast different sounds. Other pronunciation courses The aim of all pronunciation intensive sessions is to spend 50% of the time on technical issues and 50% applying the new skills learned to everyday practical situations aiming to improve overall fluidity and effectiveness of the student in real life situations. This is not an intellectual or academic theory course - it's all about tangible positive useful results when speaking, presenting, reading or acting.

During the pronunciation course (and indeed in other courses including presentations and public speaking) Edward Olive may record himself and the student with individual professional recording studio microphones and audio recorder that produces clear, crisp, detailed, professional quality sound to be able to provide very high quality audio tracks fully customized for students with examples of the student's voice and the voice of Edward Olive. This will facilitate the homework studies of the student between sessions to listen and practice with the audio recordings at home, in the car or with headphones on the smartphone.

It is to be noted that Edward Olive is a professional voiceover artist with his own recording studio equipment providing the voice for television commercials, TV programs, corporate videos, cartoons, video games, websites and apps for smartphones. Edward Olive uses and applies this same knowledge and the same professional voiceover equipment for his specialized English, business, presentations and voice courses for the maximum benefit of each student.Voice

Edward Olive is a professional voice coach / vocal and speech coach and trains theater actors who want to improve their voice projection and control for professional work in theater and shows. The same techniques are employed by Edward in business courses to improve and enhance the corporate voice of the student. This can include work on:

1. Breathing

Improved breathing technique;

2. Relaxation

Relaxation techniques to improve control; Coping with stress, nerves and stage fright to avoid adverse effects on the voice;

4. Projection

Physical position of the voice, use of diaphragm and body to assist voice projection;

5. Body language

The use of body language to assist a student vocally so that voice and body work together as a team;

4. Voice and subtext

Transmission of subtext and believing in texts to improve vocal delivery;

5. Voice and emphasis

The use of the voice for to convey stress and emphasis;

6. Voice rhythm

Varying rhythms and speeds to give a more flexible, interesting and dynamic voice;

7. Vocal cord protection

Voice levels, volume and depth to avoid vocal cord problems for frequent public speakers and presenters;

8. "Colouring" the voice

The use of intonation and tone to "colour" the voice;

9. Vocal adaptation

Voice adaptation to circumstances including audience and room size, microphone type and availability;

10. The voice of emotion

The bringing out of emotions, feelings and beliefs whether really believed or delivered by "acting" techniques brought through use of the human voice. How this can be optimised not just for actors but also for a professional or business audience.Learning English and speaking skills through acting with Edward Olive English teacher, professional screen actor, voiceover artist & drama coach Edward Olive may, where he feels it to be appropriate and useful for the individual student introduce into sessions elements brought from his drama teaching that may include copyright mini professional courses from the following: Acting - The day of the shoot / presentation Acting - Feeling high emotion Acting *uck it! Acting - Give it some! Acting - more casting or presentation tips Acting - The public and private Acting - Screen acting tips 1 Acting - Setting the stage and feeling at home on stage Acting - Social issues Acting - Telephone casting and interview exercises Acting - Tramps, drug addicts and alcoholics Acting - Vocal exercises and breathing 1 Acting - Vocal exercises with consonants and vowels Acting and learning skills 1 Acting and learning skills 2 - Reading Acting and learning skills 3 - Presentations Acting and learning skills 5 - The American voice and acting/ presenting Acting and learning skills 6 - Role plays and acting/ presenting Acting and learning skills 7 - Reading and acting Acting and learning skills 14 - My week acting Acting and learning skills - Acting for business Acting and learning skills - Acting a character Acting and learning skills - Acting atmosphere and styles Acting and learning skills - Memorising scripts Acting and learning skills - Coping with nerves and stage fright Acting and learning skills - Advanced preparation Acting and learning skills - Preparing a part or role Acting and learning skills - The senses and language Acting and learning skills - Speaking statues Acting and learning skills - Working with a partner Acting and learning skills - Casting practice 1 Acting and learning skills - Extra reading Acting and learning skills - Improvisations Acting and learning skills - Practising stress Acting and learning skills - Practising subtext Acting and learning skills - Reading and intonation Acting and learning skills - Reading subtext

Edward Olive has commonly observed that a student may have a "good voice" in their own native language, but when faced with a foreign language their voice is weakened, blocked or in different ways worsened. Also, any slight defect a student has in their own language will be greatly magnified when speaking in a foreign language. The intent of this course is to enhance and improve the student's voice in English to better convey a corporate presence and professional message in the international business world. The desire is to have students competing in the same business field as English-speakers and with the same vocal power and voice quality as native executives - a level playing field for non-native corporate professionals.